Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: environmental assessment, petroleum industry, ground temperature, climate change, infrastructure planning, arctic treeline
| Principal Investigator: | Kokelj, Steven V (23) |
| Licence Number: | 13897 |
| Organization: | Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Carleton University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
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| Issued: | Aug 10, 2005 |
| Project Team: | Douglas Esagok, Robert Jenkins, Michael Palmer |
Objective(s): The program objectives are to 1) enhance the understanding of environmental conditions in the Mackenzie Delta region; 2) examine the effects of global climate change on the climate and environment in the study region; and 3) develop a knowledge base that can be directly applied to environmental decision making in the context of planning, assessment and management of oil and gas related development. Specific studies include: 1) investigating the relationships between air and ground temperatures across treeline; 2) investigating the effects of permafrost degradation on the water quality of tundra lakes; and 3) examining permafrost characteristics in the Mackenzie Delta and the effects of climate change on permafrost conditions.
